If loyalty to the client does not violate lawyer‘s professional ethics?

Sudėtingoje advokato darbo įvairovėje, jam būtina išlikti nepriklausomam, veikti teisėtai, laikytis lojalumo, konfidencialumo, interesų konflikto vengimo bei racionalaus, pagrįsto apmokėjimo už teisinę pagalbą principų. Advokato profesinės etikos klausimai visada yra aktualūs besikeičiančioje visuomenėje. Advokato lojalumo principas užtikrina klientui teisinį saugumą. Tačiau ar lojalumas turi būti absoliutus, ir kokiais atvejais gali būti jo nesilaikoma, atskleidžiama darbe. Profesinė paslaptis – ne advokato, bet kliento privilegija, kurią sudaro konfidencialumas. Ar visais atvejais konfidencialumo įsipareigojimas privalo būti prioritetinis? Interesų konfliktas advokatui taip pat turi būti vengtinas, tačiau kokiais atvejais? Jeigu tiesiogiai draudimas nepažeidžiamas, ar reiškia, kad nepažeidžiami ir etikos principai? Ne tik pačios bylos, bet ir advokatai savo darbo stažu, kvalifikacija, požiūriu, sugebėjimais yra skirtingi. Todėl kyla dar vienas profesinės etikos klausimas – kokio dydžio advokato honoraras neprasilenkia su profesine etika?The professional practice of the lawyer is so complicated and various that in order to prosecute the professional mission the lawyer is always involved in long-termed, multiple, varied in rate conflicts, sometimes in friendly intercourses and has always to be active client‘s adviser in legal matters. Working in this complicated diversity the lawyer has to remain independent, act legitimately, be loyal, confidential, avoid conflicts of interests and follow the reasonable fee for the legal services. Therefore, the questions of lawyer‘s ethics is always actual in our volatile society. They are never out-of-date, and are always discussed. The principle of lawyer‘s loyalty warrants the legal security for the client. However, if the loyalty has to be absolute and in this case it cannot be followed, is revealed in the work. Professional Secret–is not the lawyer‘s but the client‘s privilege, which is based on confidentiality. Is the confidentiality underlying in any cases? The lawyer has to avoid the conflicts of interests, but in which cases? There is no strict prohibition in Lithuania concerning the representation of the former or present (in another case) client. However, if the prohibition is not directly violated, does it mean that the principles of ethics are not violated, too? Sometimes the cases are similar, though they are unique in their circumstances. Not only the cases themselves, but also the lawyers with their experience, qualification, opinion and capability are different. There is one more question of professional ethics – what is the reasonable fee?Vytauto Didžiojo universiteta